Subepithelial myofibroblasts enhance stem cell regeneration after intestinal epithelial damage [scRNA-Seq]
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ABSTRACT: The intestinal epithelium relies on the surrounding niche environment to maintain homeostasis, but how the niche supports intestinal stem cell regeneration is unclear. We analyzed a number of distinct mesenchymal populations in the intestinal stem cell niche following two models of murine intestinal injury, including whole body irradiation and diphtheria-toxin injected Lgr5Dtr mice. We isolated Pdgfra fibroblasts from the murine transgenic PDGFRAH2BEGFP (GFP-hi and GFP-lo) and PdgfraCreERT2;Rosa26tDtomato (tDtomato+) mice, smooth muscle from Myh11CreERT2;PdgfraH2BeGFP;Rosa26tDtomato (GFP-tDtomato+), and blood and lympathic endothelium via antibody for CD31+LYVE1- and CD31+LYVE1+, respectively. We found distinct molecular signatures of these cell types following stem cell loss and focused our analyses on known trophic factors of the overlaying intestinal epithelium.
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE322565 | GEO | 2026/09/18
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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